The BSU Campus

The Bemidji State University campus is bounded on the east by Lake
Bemidji and on the north, west and south by the city of Bemidji.
Stands of pine, oak and birch reflect the nearby presence of the
north woods. Major campus facilities are connected by all-season sky
walks and underground passages.

Bangsberg Fine Arts Complex: Faculty and
departmental/program offices for theatre and speech communication,
music, and mass communication; studios; classrooms; Thompson Recital
Hall; main stage and "black box" theatres; rehearsal rooms; KAWE
public television offices. Bangsberg facilities are utilized by both
the campus and the community. Dr. Harry F. Bangsberg was BSU
president from 1964 to 1967.

Decker Hall: Faculty and departmental/program offices for
accounting, business administration and economics; the Center for
Social and Behavioral Research. Dr. R. D. Decker was BSU president
from 1968 to 1980.

Manfred W. Deputy Hall: Offices of the President, the
Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, the Vice
President for Development and the Vice President for Administrative
Affairs; administrative offices; Center for Extended Learning; Office
of Admissions and Scholarships; Records Office; KBSU University
television studio; KBSB and KDRS University radio stations; KAWE
public television studios; Campus Computing Center;
student/faculty/staff Macintosh computer laboratory; faculty and
program offices for nursing. Dr. Deputy was the first president of
BSU and served from 1919 to 1937.

Education/Art Building: Faculty and departmental/program
offices for visual arts, professional education and anthropology;
classrooms; auditorium; studies; professional education and
anthropology laboratories; libraries; workrooms; Child Development
Training Program (CDTP); Talley Art Gallery; office of the Dean of
the College of Professional Studies.

Hagg-Sauer Hall: Faculty and departmental/program offices
for computer science, criminal justice, English, geography, history,
languages, mathematics, philosophy, political science, psychology,
sociology, social work, women's studies and other programs;
classrooms; seminar rooms; Writing Center; auditorium; map library;
cartography, language, and computer laboratories; Center for
Professional Development; office of the Dean of the College of Arts
and Letters; office of the Dean of the College of the Sciences; Dr.
Harold T. Hagg was a division chair and professor of history. Dr.
Philip R. Sauer was a division chair and professor of English.

C.V. Hobson Forest: Located eleven miles from the
University, this 240 acre forest/marshland serves as an outdoor
laboratory for instructional and recreational uses.

Memorial Hall: Offices; classrooms; multi-purpose
gymnasium; printing services; Beaver Bookstore. Named in honor of
American participants in World War II.

David Park House: Office of the Vice President for
University Advancement; Special Events Office; the BSU Foundation;
the Alumni Association. The David Park House is the only Bemidji
residence on the National Register of Historic Places, and was
purchased jointly by the Alumni Association and the BSU
Foundation.

Charles R. Sattgast Hall of Science: Faculty and
departmental/program offices for chemistry, physics, biology and
geology; laboratories; animal rooms; greenhouse; Center for
Environmental Studies; Native Americans Into Medicine (NAM). Dr.
Sattgast was BSU president from 1938 to 1964. He was on leave from
office from 1943 to 1946 for military service.

Waterfront: Facilities for the University's canoes,
laboratory barges, sailboats and power boats. The waterfront is used
for classes and laboratory activities in aquatic biology, canoeing,
sailing, other aquatic sports and for leisure shoreline and water
activities.